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How to spell technical

Technical is spelled T-E-C-H-N-I-C-A-L. It starts TECH, as in technology, then -NICAL: tech-ni-cal.

What it means: Relating to practical subjects or skills.

In a sentence: The new robot is very technical and can do many cool tricks. ▶

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Same family: technique, technology, technician, technically, technicality. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Technical” comes from the Greek root *tekhnē*, meaning “art, craft, or skill.” Over time, it shifted from the idea of skilled craftwork to describe specialized, often scientific or mechanical, knowledge and details.

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